Sehwag concedes

[b555]

He now has to concede that he needs to get theh ell away from this team

[suraj]

This. People put him down too much and forget what he has done and still has potential to do, he is a great player and will be back. He's out of form for last 1 or 2 years. Every player has a slump of a few years in a very long career.

Dude- are you seriously suggesting that in today's age of cricket a player can be out of form for 2 years and should still be persisted with in the team???

[Lord]

Gavaskar says Sehwag would be dropped if he doesnt get runs 2nd innings hes on payroll so knows about these things

[asterix]

Dude- are you seriously suggesting that in today's age of cricket a player can be out of form for 2 years and should still be persisted with in the team???

Only applies on Northie players...

[Number]

Only applies on Northie players...

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Lord]

Dude- are you seriously suggesting that in today's age of cricket a player can be out of form for 2 years and should still be persisted with in the team???

hes not a conventional player so should nt be judged like that.needs some extra space imo in those 2 years,hes played 32 innings n has 1 ton n 5 fifties,so not THAT bad imo.also.6 tests were away which have never been his strength to begin with. I think he should be given full series n then a chance in MO,too good a player to drop so soon

[India-KXIP fan]

Dude- are you seriously suggesting that in today's age of cricket a player can be out of form for 2 years and should still be persisted with in the team???

SRT average in year 2003- 17.25 with 1 fifty. In 05/06 season he had average 27.91 from 9 tests 06/07- Average 33 Yes it does happen, it happens to the greatest.

[kubrickian]

I think he is finished. Its not just that he is not getting runs. He has looked completely out of sorts against pace and even against spin versus Monty and Swann in England series.

[Sachin=GOD]

Give him this series and if he still doesn't make runs then tell him to go back to domestic cricket and give up Tamasha Kirkut.

[saneindian]

Even against England he was not looking out of sorts, in this series, he is looking clueless and is struggling for timing which has never deserted him. Not looking good

[Lord]

Give him this series and if he still doesn't make runs then tell him to go back to domestic cricket and give up Tamasha Kirkut.

hes not in ODI side now,so will play FC most probably. as for giving up IPL,as much as we want,no Indian player would do that.its wishful thinking:((

[Crookbond]

A great player having an ordinary ending.

[Muloghonto]

Sehwag's batting has been disgraceful and it has been so for a long time How many times is he going to throw his wkt away at third man. The problem is that the selectors and his fans have indulged him for so long by saying ..."that's the way he plays". Well a good batsman adapts and plays according to the situation. He does not.

Err, how many 'good batsmen' adapt to opening the innings in test cricket from starting out as a middle order bat ? Oh wait, not even 'great' ones like Dravid or Lara do so well when we look at their scores when they came in from the team being 5/1 or worse (ie, practically opening the batting). Don't knock the most adaptable batsman in test cricekt's history on adaptability. He's adaptation to his role in test cricket is of great magnitude of adaptation displayed in over a generation- and that includes Tendu.

[Muloghonto]

A great player having an ordinary ending.

Needs to either play out his days in the middle order or atleast re-visit the middle order to find some form. Sehwag needs to score some runs badly and it is only going to help if he doesnt have the added responsibility of taking off the shine of a new ball.

[Crookbond]

Needs to either play out his days in the middle order or atleast re-visit the middle order to find some form. Sehwag needs to score some runs badly and it is only going to help if he doesnt have the added responsibility of taking off the shine of a new ball.

Currently, his attitude is as much if not more worrying than his batting position.

[Fontaine]

Sehwag has become the "practice girl" for opposition bowlers.

[Muloghonto]

Currently' date=' his attitude is as much if not more worrying than his batting position.[/quote'] Meh, his 'attitude' is overly talked about. A player with an 'attitude problem' does not last this long (successfully, i might add, for Sehwag has been a success in all forms of cricket for 10 years or so before his current slump). His technique, his thinking and his shot selection are simple.As such, it has its drawbacks, but i am an admirer of the 'KISS' principle that he employs. What we need to realize, is that Sehwag cannot possibly be a world-beating opening batsman in the wrong side of the 30s- that is too much to ask for players that are not opening batsmen by trade. Remember, Sehwag didn't open in the longer format till he was like 23/24. To professional sportsmen, even cricketers, that is a 'mid career adjustment', not a 'developmental thing'. As such, his success in the role has, IMO, made people forget the fact that him scoring runs opening used to be a 'bonus' for, all his failures made up for the one blazing knock he played. its not his fault that he succeeded at a role he was asked to fill a specialist role that isn't his forte, to a point that we are thinking in terms of 'open or bust'. The solution to Sehwag has been staring at us in the face for quite sometime now- middle order test batsman. #5 or #6. He is 34, we can get 3-4 good/great years out of him in the middle if he can come in at a time when the ball has lost its shine and the pitch is playing more consistent.

[Crookbond]

Meh, his 'attitude' is overly talked about. A player with an 'attitude problem' does not last this long (successfully, i might add, for Sehwag has been a success in all forms of cricket for 10 years or so before his current slump). His technique, his thinking and his shot selection are simple.As such, it has its drawbacks, but i am an admirer of the 'KISS' principle that he employs. What we need to realize, is that Sehwag cannot possibly be a world-beating opening batsman in the wrong side of the 30s- that is too much to ask for players that are not opening batsmen by trade. Remember, Sehwag didn't open in the longer format till he was like 23/24. To professional sportsmen, even cricketers, that is a 'mid career adjustment', not a 'developmental thing'. As such, his success in the role has, IMO, made people forget the fact that him scoring runs opening used to be a 'bonus' for, all his failures made up for the one blazing knock he played. its not his fault that he succeeded at a role he was asked to fill a specialist role that isn't his forte, to a point that we are thinking in terms of 'open or bust'. The solution to Sehwag has been staring at us in the face for quite sometime now- middle order test batsman. #5 or #6. He is 34, we can get 3-4 good/great years out of him in the middle if he can come in at a time when the ball has lost its shine and the pitch is playing more consistent.

Hang on - lets make a fair assessment here. You are talking of the past however, I'm looking at the present. Things change and Sehwag is an example. Sehwag has two core issues - fitness and temperament. Sehwag knows (check his statements before the WC) that if he can see off some time before the start he turn it around in 1 innings. However, he lacks the patience to do so. We're not talking about his past laurels but current situation. His fitness levels leave a lot to be desired which no one can argue. Irrespective of his batting position if these two things are not sorted of I don't see Sehwag making any progress.

[Lord]

Currently' date=' his attitude is as much if not more worrying than his batting position.[/quote'] his attitude is the same as it was when he was smashing bowlers to bits.only the context has changed,so it now looks bad,just like his batting approach

[Crookbond]

his attitude is the same as it was when he was smashing bowlers to bits.only the context has changed' date='so it now looks bad,just like his batting approach[/quote'] I am not talking about his cavalier stroke play but rather his attitude towards little adjustment to the conditions. Don't know what I'm talking? Watch Trent Bridge 2002.